Top-10 teams in  the preseason AP Top 25 poll had a combined 16-3 record to tip off the first week of college basketball, with all three losses – Houston to Auburn, Baylor to Gonzaga and North Carolina to Gonzaga – coming at the hands of teams ranked 11th or higher in the preseason poll.

Back-to-back wins over Big 12 opponents to start the 2024-25 season have the Gonzaga men’s basketball team up to No. 4 in the most recent Associated Press Top 2

Preseason No. 1 Kansas maintained its grip on the top spot in the AP men’s basketball Top 25 after the first week of the 2024-25 season, earning 44 first-place votes to extend its lead on fellow top-five teams Alabama,